Signaling device



Dec. 7,1926. 1,609,560 n H. J. LIPE f SIGNALING DEVICE Filed Jn. 5o, 192e Z l l 15/ 'l t* g 2 Sheets-Sheet l BYWVII'M- I ATTORNEY,

Dec. 7 1926.

H. J. LIPE SIGNALING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet z Filed Jan. 30, 1926 yBY- l Kv ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

UNITED SYTS inea-,sae earner ersten..

HOWARD J. LIFE, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNA.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

Application mea January 3e, ieee. semi No. 84,893.

`overcoine these diiliculties'to make a small,

neat, cornpactly Vconstructed device, the operating handle of which is near fto the steering wheel. The device may be readily and neatly attached tothe sider door or'it inay be builtin any type of vehicle. The simplicity vvof the vdevice also does away with the expenseoi' more elaborate signals. The light in the arin of the device takes the place of a separate parl-:ing light.

`These and otherobjects and advantages will be brought out more fully hereafter.

ln the drawings?- Figure l is a rear lview partially in section of the device att-ached to the side of a ve` hicle.

Figu'rei2 isa. plan View 'of the saine.

Figure 3 'is an inverted plan view ofthe pointer and light. y

Figure 45 is a-rea'r'view 'ofthe arm show-v ing the side of a vehicle in section and showing the device attached tothe vehicle.

Figure 5 in a' .View .on 'line 5`5 of Figure 1 Vlooking infthe 'direction'f'o'the arrows.

' Figure 6 is a 4diagrainina-tical "view "of the electric circuit. n e l Similar nurnerals refer. :to similar vparts throughoutthe several views. I

The signal iss'howniattacliedtothe door 2,

of a'closed'inotor Vvehicle 1. The Vrsupports 3 and 4 are'screwed yon Jeachsi'de'offthe door by ineans of hollow telescoping screws, 5, 6

and 7 each screw having anenlarged head 'with Ia slot across'therirn for receivinga screwchriver.v These 'bolt `heads may be countersunk into the supports so that'they will be out of the way 'of-the other lmechanism. Each Vsupport vmay be a channel bar with pulleys, 8 Vand`9 in the outer one'andlO-and 1l in the inner ione. BetweenxpulleyslS and 9 arm'12is pivoted lat13. Pivot 132is between `the ends oflthe arm'andwell 'above the center of the arrn. Arrn 12 has an elec- 'tric light 14 Von yits kouter end which is en- "closed by a pointed :casing 15 the outer edge of which isintegral withthe arm. In the front .of the. casing'is a piece of'blue ground casing frame is cut away as at 16. This perinit-s the light to come out as a bea1n,and it is directed downwardly, so that it shines on the vehicle step, thus Vmaking a step light.

The light la is held in the arrn l12, the arin, vehicle door and body forming aground for the light, one pole of the electric battery being likewise grounded. The center contact 17 *of` the light 14 is connected to Va wire 1.8, insulatedroni the arm, and leading back Ythrough the arm, the other'end ofthe'wire passing to insulated connectedV contacts,"19, 20 and 21. rllhese contacts are insulated by having one face of the innerjend of the arin cut away and havingvtherein an insulating material into which the wire and contacts are placed. The three contacts are each an equal distance from the pivot 13. Attached to the wall of the channel bar facing the contacts is a pie'ce'of insulation to keep thein from contacting' with said wall. Mounted on a piece of insulation .on the other wall is a fixed spring contact .plate 22, which vis on he center contact when the arm yis out straight, onthe upper one when it is pointing upward at an angle of 415- degrees and on the lower one when"Y pointing downward at l5 degrees. light is out. .fhe liXed end-'ot the spring contact is connected with'an insulated wire passing through bolt 6 to vthe. inside yof 'the Vehicle whereit is Vattached `to the other pole of the battery.

These contacts` are on the innerend oli-the arm, on a sector lola circle made by the inner end of the arrn and the insulating-mate rial. A cable 33, is fast at 23 to the sectorl 'and from there it'goes overthey sector, un-

'der pulley `9,'allf`the `way around "pulley 11, 'crossing itself-asv shown, and to which it is fast 4so vthatno creeping takes place, then around pulleys 10 and S, back around the i sector and it isAastened-at 24, to the lower part of the sector. 'Pulley 10 is resiliently mounted in a steel plate spring v held fast bybolt 6. The spring tendsto push pulley l/Vhen 'in anyother positions the Cn v 10V away from pulley 8thus holding the Y cable tight and preventing any rattling of 'the arm or pulleys.

The lower edge of support 3 is provided lwith a rubber buinper at 26 for-the arin in its vertical position, which is its position of rest. rllhe location ofi the pivot 1S above the Vcenterof the arrn gives va llonger radius tor the upper part of the cable when the arm hangs down7 so that spring pulling' on'the ly rotatable.

upper cable part pulls the arm down slightly harder than the lower part of the cable would pull it up, even if pulley ll were free- But where pulley 1l is held stationary, the longer radius helps materially in holding the arm down, and still.

The oil'-center location of pivot 13 also permits the arm to swing in nearer to the vehicle body.

Pulley ll is fast to rod 27 which has a proj ect-ing portion to which a lat handle 28 is fastened with a set screw. Facing the pulley is a small roller 29 in the flattened handle, being held by a pin passing lengthwise ot the handle through two struck-in ears in said handle. Only the small face ot said roller projects from the handle. The roller works overrand is held in place by indentations 30 in a small sector 3l fas-t to the vehicle door near the window. Pulley ll talies up about half the internal width ot the support d and the other halt contains a coil spring 32, surrounding a rod 27, tending to pull the handle roller 29 against sector 3l. The indentations 30 in the sector are four in number, one for the arm in its downward position of rest and one for it in each of its other three position orP l5 degrees below the horizontal, the horizontal and degrees above the horizontal. These extended positions indicate a stop, or when the vehicle is parked, a parking light, or a step light, a left hand turn, and a right hand turn respectively.

The operation of my invention will be apparent from the foregoing description, and while it is shown attached to the door otal closed vehicle it may be attached to any suitable part of the vehicle, or it may be built into the vehicle at the time of the manufacture of the body.

Many changes in the device may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim: Y

l. ln a signaling device for the side of a vehicle, a support on the outside oi" a vehicle, a vertically and outwardly swinging arm pivoted vbetween its ends in said support, vertically rotatable pulleys mounted one above and one below the pivot of said arm, a cable having its two ends fast to the inner end of said arm and between its ends passing tightly around said pulleys, and rotating means on the pulley shaft of one o'l' said pulleys, said means having a resilient locking device to hold them in a desired position.

2. ln a signaling device for the side of a vehicle, a support on the outside ot the vehicle. a vertically and outwardly swinging arm pivoted between its ends in said support, vertically rotatable pulleys mounted one-,above and one below the pivot of said arm, a cable having its two ends fast to the inner end of said arm and between its ends passing tightly around said pulleys, and rotating means on the pulley shaft of one of said pulleys, the other of said pulleys being resiliently mounted to hold said cable tight.

3. In a signaling device for the side of a vehicle, inner and outer supports on the side ot' a vehicle, a vertical/ly and outwardly swinging arm pivoted between its ends in said outer support, an upper pulley above anda lower pulley below the pivot of said arm in said outer' support, an upper pulley and a lower pulley in said inner support, all said pulleys rotating vertically, a cable fast to the inner end of said arm and passing under said outer lower pulley, over, then under, said inner lower pulley, crossing itself, over'said upper pulleys, and'again being ast to the inner end of said arm, the grooves of connected pulleys being in alignment, said cable passing through openings in the side o'l' said vehicle, and means to rotate said inner lower pulley.

l. In a signaling device for the side ot a vehicle, limer and outer supports on the side of a vehicle, a vertically and outwardly swinging arm pivoted between its ends in said outer support, an upper pulley above and a lower pulley below the pivot of said arm in said outer support, an upper pulley and a lower pulley in said inner support, all said pulleys rotating vertically, a cable tast to the inner end of said arm and passing under said outer lower pulley, over, then under, said inner lower pulley, crossing itself, over said upper pulleys, and again being fast to the inner end of said arm, the grooves of connected pulleys being in alignment, said cable passing through openings in the side of 'said vehicle, and means to rotate said inner lower pulley, said means having a resilient locking deviceto hold Ythem in a desired position. v

5. In a signalingvdevice for the side of a vehicle, inner and outerV supports on the side of a vehicle, a plurality of connected openings passing through each of said supports and the vehicle side, means in said openings ito hold said supports on the side of the vehicle, a vertically and outwardly swinging arm pivoted between its ends 1n said outer support, an upper pulley above and a lower pulley below the pivot of said arm in said c outer support, an upper pulley and a lower `pulley in said inner support,all said pulleysv rotating vertically, a cable fast to the inner end of said arm and passing under said i outer lower pulley, over, then under, said inner lower pulley` crossing itself, over said upper pulleys, and again being fast to the inner end of said arm, the grooves of con nected pulleys being in alignment, said cable passing through certain of said openings in the side of the vehicle, and means to rotate said inner lower pulley, said means havingV a. resilient locking device to hold them in a desired position.

6. In a signaling device for the side of a vehicle, inner and outer supports on the side of a vehicle, a vertically and outwardly swinging arm pivoted between its ends in said outer support, an upper pulley above and a lower pulley below the pi-vot of said arm in said outer support, a resiliently mounted upper pulley and a lower pulley in` said inner support, all said pulleys rotating vertically, a cable fast to the inner end of said arm and passing under said outer lower pulley, over, then under, said inner lower pulley, crossing itself, over said upper pulleys and again being 'fast to the inner end of said arm, the grooves of connected pulleys being in alignment, said cable passing through openings in the side of said vehicle and means to rotate said inner lower pulley.

7. In a signaling device for the side of a vehicle, inner and outer supports on the side oli a vehicle, a vertically and outwardly swinging arm pivoted between its ends in said outer support, a. vertically swinging sec- A tor on the inner end of said arm,van upper connected grooves of said pulleys and of said sector' being in alignment, the resilient mounting of said inner upperpulley tending to take up slack in said cable, said cable passing through openings in the side of said vehicle, and means to rotate said inner lower pulley. f

8. In a signaling device for the side of a vehicle, inner and outer supports on the side o1u a vehicle, a plurality of connected openings passing through each of said supports and the vehicle side, means in said openings to hold said supports on the side of the vehicle, a vertically Vand outwardly swinging arm pivoted between its ends in said outer support, a vertically swinging sector on the inner end of said arm, an upper pulley above and a lower pulley below the pivot of said arm in said outer support, a resiliently mounted pulley in they top and a pulley in the bottom of said inner support, all said pulleys rotating vertically, a cable fast to the upper part of said sector, and passing around said sector and under said outer lower pulley, over, then under said inner lower pulley, crossingl itself, over said upper pulleysand around said sector, being fast to the lower part of said sector, connected grooves of said pulleys and of said sector being in alignment, the resilient mounting of said inner upper pulley tend-y ing to take up slack in'said cable, said cablev passing through certain or' said openings in the side of the vehicle, and means to rotate said inner lower pulley, said means having a resilient locking device to hold them in a desired position.

HOWARD J. LIPE. 

